Silja Hauksdóttir Explained

Silja Hauksdóttir
Birth Date:	12 January 1976

Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and film director.^[1]

After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam.

She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and,^[2] and later directed the full-length film in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize.^[3]

Silja directed the award-winning TV series , along with and Sisterhood.^{[4] [5]} Sisterhood was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service Walter Presents.^{[6] [7]}

She was also chosen to direct two editions of Áramótaskaupið  - "The New Year's Lampoon"  - in 2008 and 2014.^{[8] [9]}

Her second full-length film, Agnes Joy, was released in 2019,^{[10] [11]} for which she won the Edda Award for Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins).^{[12] [13]}

Filmography

As director:

• (2004)^[14]
• The Choir (Kórinn) (2005 documentary)^[15]
• (Stelpurnar) (2005 TV series)^[16]
• And It Was You (Og það varst þú) (2006 short)^[17]
• The Government (Ríkið) (2008 TV series)^[18]
• (2009 - 2013 TV series)^[19]
• Agnes Joy (2019)^[20]
• Sisterhood (Systrabönd) (2021 TV series)^[21]

External links

• Silja Hauksdóttir at the Icelandic Film Centre

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silja Hauksdóttir . Icelandic Film Centre.
2. Book: Birna Anna Björnsdóttir . Oddný Sturludóttir . Silja Hauksdóttir . Dís . 2000 . . 9979-53-412-5 . Reykjavík . 47216177.
3. News: 2007-06-29 . dmy . Sveinn Birkir Björnsson . In Movies, Ignorance is Bliss . . en-US.
4. Web site: Silja Hauksdóttir's crime series Sisterhood set to land at Viaplay . . en . Davide Abbatescianni . 2021-05-05.
5. Web site: 2021-03-11 . dmy . Silja Hauksdóttir um SYSTRABÖND: Breyskar konur eru mitt uppáhald . Klapptré . is.
6. Web site: Ellwood-Hughes . Pip . Walter Presents: ‘Sisterhood’ to launch on Channel 4 in September . en . 2022-08-19 . dmy . Entertainment Focus.
7. Web site: Sisterhood . All 4.
8. Web site: 2014-09-09 . dmy . Silja endurnýjar kynnin við Skaupið . . is.
9. News: 2014-09-10 . dmy . Nanna Árnadóttir . Women Taking Over Áramótaskaupið . . en-US.
10. News: 2019-10-11 . dmy . The Versions Of Ourselves: Silja Hauksdóttir On Agnes Joy And The Beauty Of Flaws . . en-US . Andie Sophia Fontaine.
11. News: 2020-01-02 . dmy . Valur Gunnarsson . Andie Sophia Fontaine . The City Across the Bay: 'Agnes Joy' Explores Teenage Life In Far-Off Suburbia . . en-US.
12. Web site: Edduverðlaunin 2020 . is . Edda Awards.
13. Web site: Interview with Silja Hauksdóttir, Katla M Þorgeirsdóttir and Donna Cruz about Agnes Joy . Eye For Film . Jennie Kermode . 2020-12-20 . dmy.
14. Web site: Dis . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
15. Web site: Kórinn . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
16. Web site: Girls, The . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
17. Web site: And It Was You . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
18. Web site: Ríkið . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
19. Web site: Ástríður . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
20. Web site: Agnes Joy . Icelandic Film Centre . en.
21. Web site: Sisterhood . Icelandic Film Centre . en.